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Dropped AppData executable linked to scheduled execution and HTTP requests

Sandbox reports identify the executable dropped by the submitted sample and record it running under the Windows Schedule service in a separate run. Task artifacts and requests to configured HTTP endpoints connect its local execution to network activity, without proving reboot persistence or command delivery.

Oct 21, 2026, 04:50 (UTC+9)Last seenOct 21, 2026Severity100ByCTX TeamIOC60RegionsCADOFRUS

A Windows Schedule-service process appears as the parent of two synchost.exe processes running from a user’s AppData directory. In the same sandbox report, that path is written to disk and a synchost.job task file is recorded. The question is not simply whether a suspicious executable ran, but how that executable relates to the submitted sample—and whether the task activity provides a mechanism for running it beyond the original launch.

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Source: CTX Threat Intelligence